WRITING

Anna Sewell’s 19th-century novel about a horse named Black Beauty put the spotlight on animal welfare.

Celebrate the many contributions to literature that LGBTQ+ authors have made with these great reads by Danez Smith, Dorothy Allison, Alexander Chee, Alice Walker, and more.

The poem “The Rainbow Bridge” has long comforted animal lovers who are mourning a pet. But for decades, its author remained a mystery.

Instead of anger management classes, all you may need is a pen, some paper, and a trash can. 

The abbreviations are widely understood as “morning” and “afternoon,” but what do the Latin translations actually mean?

Take a look back at the surprising origins of “Carrie,” Stephen King’s first book—and more importantly, discover how his wife Tabitha King played a pivotal role in its creation.

A fascinating new discovery has emerged about a pamphlet found in the rafters of William Shakespeare’s childhood home.

Some languages capitalize several of their pronouns. Some don’t capitalize any of them. English just capitalizes ‘I’—but why?

Maybe you already know the meaning of 'jajaja.' But what about all these other expressions of online laughter?

Nabokov’s controversial 1955 novel, which was rejected by multiple American publishers, features multiple allusions to Edgar Allan Poe and references a real-life kidnapping.

For two decades, the original copy of Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic speech was stashed inside a Harry Truman biography for safekeeping.

American writer Gertrude Stein left a profound mark on 20th-century modernism through her literary work and her enthusiastic patronage of avant-garde art. Read on for more facts about her idiosyncratic life.